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but if he is not dead, he is the nominee and the president of the united states. he sends his secretary of state to the convention to stampede the convention. about idea. >> he wanted the nomination. and of course, harding, coolidge, hoover, wins two democratic primaries come fdr is on the ticket a device -- as a vice presidential candidate. you have this and so much else going on with the league of nations and every other thing. 1960, well, we move on from that to where you have three titanic personalities. we don't have six, but we have three of the biggest namebrand and presidential personalities ever. kennedy, nixon, johnson, so very different. so different in terms of dynastic or just personal, and something which, i think resonates so much with the folks and reading books today. 1948, that is a great cliffhanger. we love to listen to the experts. we'd love to get the weather reports. and they are always wrong and the polls are always wrong, and the experts are always wrong, and by god, we love it when they are smarter than they are. it turns out that we can
but if he is not dead, he is the nominee and the president of the united states. he sends his secretary of state to the convention to stampede the convention. about idea. >> he wanted the nomination. and of course, harding, coolidge, hoover, wins two democratic primaries come fdr is on the ticket a device -- as a vice presidential candidate. you have this and so much else going on with the league of nations and every other thing. 1960, well, we move on from that to where you have three...
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woodrow wilson, president of the united states, and invalid. think you can stampede the convention in san francisco since his secretary of state could do that. kaj: >> host: so we didn't stand a chance. >> guest: some basic functions, something together. herbert hoover was a great engineer, secretary of commerce. he is elected and 28. think when roosevelt, democrat. secretary of state. i'm sorry, secretary of the navy under wilson. vice presidential candidate that year. >> host: when did the convention stop mattering, or do they matter? >> guest: boy, you know, we have common -- you know, they do matter but -- four years ago, you know, it was almost down to the wire. it was hillary. they were counting the vote after vote. in 1976, reagan and ford, there was still that backroom thing going on. i could tell you some personal tales. pressure being put on people on what i knew, and who ended up saying, oh, have to visit my stepdaughter in south carolina. >> host: greg from massachusetts. go ahead. >> caller: you flash a picture and it looked like h
woodrow wilson, president of the united states, and invalid. think you can stampede the convention in san francisco since his secretary of state could do that. kaj: >> host: so we didn't stand a chance. >> guest: some basic functions, something together. herbert hoover was a great engineer, secretary of commerce. he is elected and 28. think when roosevelt, democrat. secretary of state. i'm sorry, secretary of the navy under wilson. vice presidential candidate that year. >>...
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he's the president of the united states and next day he wakes up 368,000 more people have given up looking for work in addition to the other hundreds of thousands that have given up. that's a complete contradiction to the whole mood of this convention and turned the corner and give me two more years, we're on the right track. those numbers are not on the right track and that's the reality of the american people have in their heads as they go into this. >> i agree with you on that, labor force participation rate, the low s since 1981, 65.3%. if that's the reality you're dealing with, jason, the case is, if we only do more of the same, then things will turn the corner, and we make progress, we'll turn the corner and if that persuades them-- >> perhaps. the question, to get back to what kim said, those arguments were made at the convention, obama didn't make them in his speech, but they were made by others and the question is, is that good enough or do people need to hear it from the president. but i think particularly in the case about, you know, i was-- i inherited this mess and clinton of
he's the president of the united states and next day he wakes up 368,000 more people have given up looking for work in addition to the other hundreds of thousands that have given up. that's a complete contradiction to the whole mood of this convention and turned the corner and give me two more years, we're on the right track. those numbers are not on the right track and that's the reality of the american people have in their heads as they go into this. >> i agree with you on that, labor...
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he felt they were renegades of the united states. legally in his mind this was an insurrection against the federal government has much against american law as for instance the whiskey rebellion was under george washington. that was both in terms of framing the problem and legally dealing with it. that is why he did it that way. the other question about nixon's presidential power from the beginning of this time in congress nixon was in favor of presidents having a lot of authority particularly in foreign policy. one thing he and eisenhower had to deal with in 1953 was something called a proposed amendment, senator john brinker was suggesting an amendment to the constitution that would have hugely restricted the president's ability to include treaties and that was something eisenhower and nixon spent a lot of time on. this was the theme that runs through american history. >> host: dean alyson's wes in do we need to evaluate wartime presidents less severely than non wartime presidents? >> guest: i don't. if anything more severely becaus
he felt they were renegades of the united states. legally in his mind this was an insurrection against the federal government has much against american law as for instance the whiskey rebellion was under george washington. that was both in terms of framing the problem and legally dealing with it. that is why he did it that way. the other question about nixon's presidential power from the beginning of this time in congress nixon was in favor of presidents having a lot of authority particularly...
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states. we can't get them off the books. thank goodness they are in court. the courts are overturning some of these. we are working to make sure people know what they have to do and get people to the polls. we need to get people out. >> belva: another base that could help the favor of barack obama is the youth vote says jennifer yongley. >> i'm here at the dnc. 52% are from california and they are really excited about that. we are excited to knock on the doors and vote for obama and proposition 30. if not, tuition will go up more. >> belva: earlier in the week, delegates joined local charlotte residents to help kickoff the convention with labor day parade. it was an opportunity for democrats to draw attention to support for organized labor in the right-to-work state. tim paulson is the democratic chair of the party. >> we are talking about the good wages and pensions we are talking about medicare and medi-cal and social security. we are here to make sure the country is fired up about it. ther
states. we can't get them off the books. thank goodness they are in court. the courts are overturning some of these. we are working to make sure people know what they have to do and get people to the polls. we need to get people out. >> belva: another base that could help the favor of barack obama is the youth vote says jennifer yongley. >> i'm here at the dnc. 52% are from california and they are really excited about that. we are excited to knock on the doors and vote for obama and...
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. jill biden, isn't she great? [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that i
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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they left the united states and went to mexico and supposed to be tracked to gun cartel. two of those guns were found in the murder scene. >> this statement from representative issa. this is one more step to justice for the family of briantery. ultimately not only the bandid but those who put the gun in their hand must be held accountable. peter doocy is following the story. >> jesus mesa is in the custody of mexican authorities who apprehended him. five men are charged with the murder of u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. they are not saying which man fired the fatal shot. but all of the five then crossed the southern border to run drug smugglers and was spotted by the u.s. border patrol who engaged them in a fight that left agent terry dead. two of the suspects left behind were linked to a united states justice department sting fast and furious designed to let bad guys bay -- buy the guns and go across the border and hope they would build cases against the leader of drug cartel. they are trying to find out who is to blame for fast and furious. but president obama exe
they left the united states and went to mexico and supposed to be tracked to gun cartel. two of those guns were found in the murder scene. >> this statement from representative issa. this is one more step to justice for the family of briantery. ultimately not only the bandid but those who put the gun in their hand must be held accountable. peter doocy is following the story. >> jesus mesa is in the custody of mexican authorities who apprehended him. five men are charged with the...
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mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make a living and trying to support our families. that's no different from any man. >> she's followed and blogged about the democratic and republican national conventions. what would it take to get your vote? >> for each of them to put forth a balanced budget that cuts spending, that reduces our debt, that reduces our deficit, and that puts our country on a secure economic footing. without that, it's just more talk. >> women matter. they may be what puts president obama over the top. 54% of women leaning towards the president. 42% to mitt romney. republicans hope to close the gender ga
mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make...
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instead we keep feeding resources into the criminal justice system in the united states and doing things the same repeatedly. and with the 700,000 people coming home from prison, they are going to very specific communities. communities that are disproportionately impacted. communities of color, poor communities, so it is not just the fact that these people have done long periods of time in prison and are not prepared upon return, but it is also the invisible punishment that we attach. the fact that you can't vote, go to public school. >> if you can't live in public housing you're going back to a poor community, or your wife or sister lives in public housing, you can't be together because you are no longer allowed to live in public housing. >> the communities that need the political power the most to get the resources responsible to the large number of people coming home are the same people with voter dillusion to those coming home. >> there are two sides when i think about the costs born, you made the point about the elderly, about the people who have served so many years who are unlikel
instead we keep feeding resources into the criminal justice system in the united states and doing things the same repeatedly. and with the 700,000 people coming home from prison, they are going to very specific communities. communities that are disproportionately impacted. communities of color, poor communities, so it is not just the fact that these people have done long periods of time in prison and are not prepared upon return, but it is also the invisible punishment that we attach. the fact...
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the president made it no longer the policy of the united states to torture, but his administration also decided to let the people who did torture get away with it. and the man he is running against for president now says that he would happily reinstate the old bush era policies on torturing people on waterboarding. prosecutions for torture would have made this a latter of law and justice and negativity policy. not prosecuting it makes it just another policy issue, just another choice between candidates. just another choice that any president can make moving forward because there is a precedent of it being known in this country and unprosecuted in this country and therefore, effectively legalized which means as long ago and as far as away as 2004 seems from this year and this election, the american people have another choice to make in this election between torturing people or not. that is still not a settled matter for us as a nation. it's just a decision made by one man depending on who's in that office. the past is never dead. it is not even past. here's what happened... i was talking
the president made it no longer the policy of the united states to torture, but his administration also decided to let the people who did torture get away with it. and the man he is running against for president now says that he would happily reinstate the old bush era policies on torturing people on waterboarding. prosecutions for torture would have made this a latter of law and justice and negativity policy. not prosecuting it makes it just another policy issue, just another choice between...
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one virginians said if you want to see barack obama re-elected president of the united states, do whatever you can for virgil goode. they challenged his spot on the ballot and they said put him on the ballot anyway, and he's going to be on the ballot unless virginia's attorney general, this guy, decides to kick virgil goode off the ballot. he's been campaigning for mitt romney including last week at the republican convention. under virginia law, he gets to decide whether virgil goode gets his name on the ballot or not. look at the headline, he promises he will be absolutely objective, absolutely objective about this whom thing. absolutely. virginia is getting three different mitt romney ads this week. virginia, ohio, new hampshire, iowa, colorado, nevada, north carolina, florida. that's it, that's the election. that is who the country is counting on to handle this decision about the presidency for the rest of us, eight states. so when stuff gets weird in one of those eight states, when something like virgil goode happens in one of those eight states, while that might be a weird side bar vi
one virginians said if you want to see barack obama re-elected president of the united states, do whatever you can for virgil goode. they challenged his spot on the ballot and they said put him on the ballot anyway, and he's going to be on the ballot unless virginia's attorney general, this guy, decides to kick virgil goode off the ballot. he's been campaigning for mitt romney including last week at the republican convention. under virginia law, he gets to decide whether virgil goode gets his...
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states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women that he married. -- woman that he married. isn't she great? when she and michelle back together to support military families, they made this country so proud. they have made such a great difference for military families across the country. i have one problem with barack obama's choosing to buy in as his vice president. i never got to serve with him in the united states sent -- senate. i am proud to be here to introduce our vice president, a person who is one of new hampshire pose the greatest friends, who has been a great vice president, joe biden. ♪ >
states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women...
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he was focus of a big twitter campaign and also the united states congress weighed in asking for them to honor and allowing for freedom have religion. in the past couple of hours he was convicted of a much lower crime, that is evangelical actions toward fellow muslims. he was released for time served. we have to put that in larger context in terms of nuclear program and delicate game between diplomatic chess, israel and also iran. we're in the middle of september right now. just a couple weeks away from the u.n. general assembly. typically in september iran makes a gesture to show leniency. last year the u.s. hikers were released. this year they are releasing him although it seems a very, very small gesture for the amount of pressure the iranian president is going to be under when he goes to new york in a couple of weeks. >> heather: thank you very much leland. >> gregg: presidential race is kicking into high gear with the final campaign battles set to begin. president obama is in florida looking to pick up the state's treasure trove of 29 electoral votes. any moment he is xooptd to t
he was focus of a big twitter campaign and also the united states congress weighed in asking for them to honor and allowing for freedom have religion. in the past couple of hours he was convicted of a much lower crime, that is evangelical actions toward fellow muslims. he was released for time served. we have to put that in larger context in terms of nuclear program and delicate game between diplomatic chess, israel and also iran. we're in the middle of september right now. just a couple weeks...
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it also shares their stories about being on the island, as well as living in the united states. more than a thousand families donated money to create the wall. >>> a teen kidnapped from her home last week in las vegas is now speaking out. the clues she left behind to help police track her down. >> reporter: the republican vice presidential nominee is wrapping up a fund-raiser at this east bay home. we'll tell you what supporters of paul ryan paid to attend the event and what some paid to take a photo with him. >> and after that event, paul ryan will eventually make his way to mountain view and google, possibly taking this stretch of roadway, 237 in milpitas. not sure of his exact route, but it is a possibility. right now, 237 looks fantastic. time now, 9:42. you're watching mornings on 2. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 numb
it also shares their stories about being on the island, as well as living in the united states. more than a thousand families donated money to create the wall. >>> a teen kidnapped from her home last week in las vegas is now speaking out. the clues she left behind to help police track her down. >> reporter: the republican vice presidential nominee is wrapping up a fund-raiser at this east bay home. we'll tell you what supporters of paul ryan paid to attend the event and what some...
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woodrow wilson, president of the united states, and invalid. think you can stampede the convention in san francisco since his secretary of state could do that. kaj: >> host: so we didn't stand a chance. >> guest: some basic functions, something together. herbert hoover was a great engineer, secretary of commerce. he is elected and 28. think when roosevelt, democrat. secretary of state. i'm sorry, secretary of the navy under wilson. vice presidential candidate that year. >> host: when did the convention stop mattering, or do they matter? >> guest: boy, you know, we have common -- you know, they do matter but -- four years ago, you know, it was almost down to the wire. it was hillary. they were counting the vote after vote. in 1976, reagan and ford, there was still that backroom thing going on. i could tell you some personal tales. pressure being put on people on what i knew, and who ended up saying, oh, have to visit my stepdaughter in south carolina. >> host: greg from massachusetts. go ahead. >> caller: you flash a picture and it looked like h
woodrow wilson, president of the united states, and invalid. think you can stampede the convention in san francisco since his secretary of state could do that. kaj: >> host: so we didn't stand a chance. >> guest: some basic functions, something together. herbert hoover was a great engineer, secretary of commerce. he is elected and 28. think when roosevelt, democrat. secretary of state. i'm sorry, secretary of the navy under wilson. vice presidential candidate that year. >>...